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Case for diagnosis. Ulcerated lesions: a diagnostic challenge in Behçet's syndrome()()

This study reports the clinical case of a 42-year-old patient with ulcerated lesions who was followed up by general practitioners with the diagnosis of recurrent cellulitis. However, when referred to the Dermatology division a diagnosis of Behçet's syndrome was established based on clinical cri...

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Autores principales: Sbroglio, Lissiê Lunardi, Araújo, Karin Milleni de, Santos, Bianca Passos Leite dos, Gripp, Alexandre Carlos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8245713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34034946
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.abd.2021.01.002
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Sumario:This study reports the clinical case of a 42-year-old patient with ulcerated lesions who was followed up by general practitioners with the diagnosis of recurrent cellulitis. However, when referred to the Dermatology division a diagnosis of Behçet's syndrome was established based on clinical criteria. Although there are defined clinical criteria for this syndrome, sometimes its diagnosis can be challenging, due to lack of knowledge of the disease and extremely heterogeneous clinical phenotype. The authors highlight the potential difficulties in establishing the diagnosis considering the multiple clinical findings during the investigation process, contributing to the risk of increased morbidity and mortality.